Handle fastening



Sept. 22, 1925. l E. A. woRTHlNG HANDLE FASTENING Filed NOV. 6I 1925 Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

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' appncationpnid Nw'eiberY e, 1.923,'Y serial No. 73,09?.

T0` all @07mm t may concern: A

Be' it known thatl, EMMA A. VVORTHING,

a citizen'of the United States, residing at Ophir, in the county of Tooele and Stateof Utah,rhave finvented certain newjandusefuli Improvements` in lHandle F astenings, of

which the. l,following is a specification.

This invention `relates l.to improvements in b laded implements, such asshovels and has particular referenceto an impro'vedlform'of handle fastening for such implements.

The object of the present invention is to improve upon the construction of shovels and the like and to provide a light, durable, and inexpensive construction which will enable the handle, should it become broken, to be readily replaced, by a new handle, and in which the devices for attaching the handle to the blade of the implement will strengthen the former and not perforate or otherwise weaken it.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shovel constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the same, taken through the socket.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view of the.

device shown in Figure 1, taken transversely of the socket. Y

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary lon-l gitudinal sectional view, taken through the` socket and associated with a modified form of cam ring and collar, and

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of the device shown in Figure 4:.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing. n

The blade of the shovel, indicated at 5, is secured to a handle 6,1 by means of a longitudinally split resilient socket consisting of similar front and rear resilient sec- Y tions 7 and 8 respectively that are normally separated to permit the handle to be readily removed from and replaced in the socket.

The imperforate lower end of the socket is preferably formed integral with the blade 5, but may be welded ory otherwise rigidly secured to the latter as indicated at 9, said socket being preferably of one-piece construction and the sections'7 and 8 thereof beingin'the form of integrally connected jaws, of substantially semi-cylindrical form in cross section'to conform to the configuration Iof the handle. 6,' but lto leave slots or spaces vbetweenjthe adjacent edges of the jaws 7 and 8 atoppositesides of the handle when the latter is secured in place as indicated at 1 0. f

V"lhe' handle is heldin the socket by means of cam rings or'collarsv 11 and 12, located at the ends of the socket jaws and adapted to be rotated on the socket jaws to release the handle or secure the same in place. This is accomplished by providing opposed rounded or cam lugs 13 upon the inner surface of each of the rings 11 and 12, whereby upon the said rings being rotated to a position wherein the lugs 13 are disposed in the spaces between the adjacent edges of the jaws 7 and 8, said jaws will be allowed to expand suiiiciently to release the handle 6, and whereby, when the rings 11 and 12 are rotated to the position shown in Figures 2, 3, and 5, with the lugs'13 engaging the outer surfaces of the jaws 7 and 8, the latter will be caused to move toward each other for firmly gripping the end of the handle.

In order to prevent accidental turning of the cam rings 11 and 12 or longitudinal movement thereof on the jaws from operative position, driven fastenings such as brads or nails 14 may be driven through opposed openings in the rings 11 and 12 between the adjacent edgesof the jaws 7 and 8 and into the handle as indicated clearly in Figure 3 and Figure 5.

The form of the invention shown in F igures 4 and 5 is exactly the same as that shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive with the exception that the cam ring is made relatively wider and is provided with opposed longitudinal elongated slots as at 15 intermediate the ends thereof and intermediate the lugs 13 whereby a suitable wedge (not shown) may be driven through these slots in a tangential direction between the cam ring and sleeve or the. socket jaws for supplementing` the action of the cam lugs 13 should the latter fail to cause the jaws tok parativ'ely inexpensive in construction is light and durable and the handle may be readily removed and renewed without removing rivets and without the use of the tools necessary for handling certain fastening devices. The handle socket increases the strength of the handle instead of weakening it, and in packing and carrying the iniplement, it is not necessary to carry a handle as one can be readily supplied when it is desired to fuse the implement.

Changes in the forni, proportion and minor details of construction niay be resorted to without departing freni the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What I claiin i's:

A tool handle connector comprising a handle receiving' socket splitV on dian'ietricallyopposite sides to provide'a pair of separate and spaced handle engaging jaws, said jaws being shaped in cross-section to conform to the surface of the handle to be engaged, a collar surrounding the jaws and Capable of rotation with respect thereto, said collar beingv provided on its inner surface with dianietricafllyy opposed jaw engaging lugs capable of being disposed in the spaces occurring between said jaws for releasing the latter, said collar beingalso provided with opposed fastener-openings' disposed opposite the aforesaid spaces when the collar is in operativ'epo'sition, andfasteners pass'- ing through said openings in the collar and adapted to be secured to said handle through the spaces between said jaws.

In testimony whereofI aHiX my signature.

EMMA WOR-THING. 

